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Deleted for calling someone out on gender stereotyping

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Feenie · 06/04/2018 11:16

Absolutely appalled. I called a poster out for posting the worst kind of gender stereotyping bollocks (possibly exact words) and was deleted.

Wtaf?

I didn't contravene any guidelines, unless we 're adding swearing now. I merely said that the post was 'a load of gender stereotyping bollocks'. Which it was. That was it. Which guidelines does that contravene? I'm very happy to be deleted if required, but come on!

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SophieLMumsnet · 06/04/2018 11:21

Hi @feenie, we're always happy to explain deletions. Could you drop us a line about this at [email protected] with a link to the thread you're referring to, please? Then we can get back to you and chat through it.

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YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 06/04/2018 12:20

Thanks, Feenie, we have replied!

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YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 07/04/2018 15:46

Hello folks, thanks for all your comments here.

To clarify, we've not implemented a blanket ban on bollocks, or indeed any swear word - as you can probably gather with a quick look around Talk...

While some may argue that the real spirit of Mumsnet is made from juniper berries, we broadly think it is, as it were, to be supportive of each other. Obviously this isn’t easy when another poster says something you think is way off the mark, but we think it’s reasonable to ask users that when they disagree with someone, to make their point as part of a civilised discussion. It's never our intention to castigate users - we're all grown ups here after all - but we do have guidelines to ensure Talk is a nice place to hang out.

It’s also completely reasonable for MNers to take issue with any decision made by MNHQ, and believe it or not, this is something we find incredibly useful when shaping our policies - the last thing we want is a moderation culture that's just one big monologue. The site is moderated seven days a week, so as you’d expect there’s quite a few of us - we all have varying approaches but we communicate frequently with each other and strive to be transparent, consistent and fair. None of what we do is an exact science, and so we’re always happy to reflect on our decision making - which we do every time it’s challenged.

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YetAnotherHelenMumsnet · 10/04/2018 12:46

Hi everyone,

Reporting is anonymous, as anyone who has reported to us over the years knows. We made an error in making it less so there as we thought it would be helpful in explanation. Our mistake, for which we sincerely apologise. (Nor are any of us interns, fwiw, but even oldies make mistakes.)

As to the fact of the deletion, we do stand by it, sorry. We have always taken context into account when deleting and having canvassed the team we still read the post (we can still see it on our system) as being unnecessarily aggressive given that the thread was asking for support for a child who was struggling to learn.

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